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Known for these resultsRole50%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 50% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company10%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 10% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Feroze Mohideen@FerozeMohideenFounder/CTO · RobbyW26B2B · New York
- Joseph Schwarzmann@JoeSchwarzmannFounder/COO · RobbyW26B2B · New York
- Vineet JammalamadakaFounder/CEO · RobbyW26B2B · New York
- Pascal SchindlerFounder/CTO · SpherecastS24B2B · San Francisco
- Kat Wang@buildwithkatFounder/CEO · PartnerHQW24B2B · San Francisco
- Faraz RanaFounder · AffinityS23B2B · New York
- Peter GrecznerFounder · AffinityS23B2B · New York
- Hansen Qian@hansenqFounder · LightskiW23B2B · San Francisco
- Adil YusufFounder · Medium BiosciencesS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Mohamed Hassan KaneFounder · Medium BiosciencesS21Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Feroze MohideenRobbyFounder/CTOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/FerozeMohideenJoseph SchwarzmannRobbyFounder/COOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3https://x.com/JoeSchwarzmannVineet JammalamadakaRobbyFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BNew York, United States3—Pascal SchindlerSpherecastFounder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States7—Kat WangPartnerHQFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/buildwithkatFaraz RanaAffinityFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States2—Peter GrecznerAffinityFounderSummer 2023B2BNew York, United States2—Hansen QianLightskiFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States1https://x.com/hansenqAdil YusufMedium BiosciencesFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6—Mohamed Hassan KaneMedium BiosciencesFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States6—
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Faraz Rana
Founder·Affinity
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchSummer 2023
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Faraz has over 15 of experience as a start-up operator and a legal and compliance professional. Faraz was part of the founding employee team at Bread, a BNPL fintech, where helped build the company from inception to a $450M exit. Previous to Bread, Faraz had been an M&A lawyer, dabbling with start-up ideas in his spare time. Faraz is based in Brooklyn, NY and enjoys running and playing tennis.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
AffinityA compliance training platform built for regulated industries.
Co-foundersPeter Greczner
